Our “man on the streets” and woodworking forum regular KnotScott just sent me an exciting rumor he discovered in the Ridgid forum… Home Depot may be bringing back the Ridgid R4511 granite-topped table saw!
RidgidForum.com member “Jeep Man” reported on a conversation he had with his “local ridgid rep” in Kansas. Jeep Man said: “[My Ridgid rep at Home Depot] stated that HD asked Ridgid to bring back a stationary TS around the $500 pricepoint. Ridgid responded by bringing back the r4511. He showed me his manifest which shows 4 new 4511’s coming to my local store.”

For $500, it really is a tremendous value. I was able to acquire this saw for next to nothing when HD was clearing overhead and I would have not regretted spending another couple hundred dollars to buy it at full MSRP because it’s just that nice. There are always room for improvements but it makes a great addition to my shop.

I confirm the rumor. My (Northern Indiana) HD has 3 in stock. They are promo units. The saw is available for order only. The three they have in store are at $400 down from $600. (because they don’t want to set it up on the floor, CRAZY I know… But its like a full day to set it up)

Does anyone have a SKU # for this saw? I keep calling my local HD’s (Hawaii) and the only people who know what the saw is say it hasn’t been around since Dec`09/Jan`10. Would love to pick one up even for $500. Any help would be greatly appreciated.